Our Causes

Your support makes a vital difference.

Your donation directly impacts the lives of lung transplant patients, their carers, families, friends and the wider community – everyday.

When you support the Lungitude Foundation your donation will fund health and medical projects to facilitate world-class research, as well as promote and support improvements in medical procedures, treatments and strategies for patients pre, during and post-transplantation. Learn more about Our Impact.

The Lungitude Foundation prides itself on allocating the generous donations received from our donors to the clinical and research projects in a transparent, fair and equitable fashion under the oversight of Our Board. Independent medical peer review is incorporated into all our funding decisions.

Learn more about the different options available:

Your donation to the Lungitude Foundation will help raise vital funds to save and extend lives. We rely on the generosity of donors like yourself to improve survival rates and outcomes for lung transplant recipients and their carers.

A special way to honour the memory of a loved one is by making an In Memoriam donation or setting up a Tribute Fund in their name to support vital lung transplant clinical and research endeavours.

You may choose a lasting tribute in memory of a loved one by holding an annual memorial event or making donations on a date that was relevant to them. An event could be held from a get-together with family and friends, to an annual fundraising event in your community. You may also choose to combine the event with a tour of the laboratory and meeting the research team which your donations assist.

A bequest is a lasting legacy that extends beyond your lifetime. You may choose to allocate your contribution towards lung transplant research if that is important to you and your family. This can also be in the form of a specific research fellowship or student scholarship.

Types of Bequests

Percentage Bequest – A nominated percentage of your estate

Specific Bequest – A nominated amount of a specific gift

Residual Bequest – What remains of your estate once family and friends have been provided for

We would be pleased to assist you with more information regarding a bequest option that will be most appropriate and beneficial for your lasting legacy.

To ensure that the correct preparation and wording of your bequest if recorded in your Will, we suggest you make an appointment with your solicitor.

Donate to The Alfred Lung Transplant Service - Utilising a new system of Lung donor and Recipient cross-matching at time of Transplant. This project involves researching how enhanced cross-matching of donor genetics against potential recipients will lead to better transplant outcomes- less early rejection and less CLAD.

Donate to The Alfred Lung Transplant Service - Molecular MicroscopeTM Diagnostic System (INTERLUNG STUDY). This project uses the ‘Molecular MicroscopeTM Diagnostic System-MMDx ’ to help provide a safer, more accurate diagnosis of CLAD resulting in earlier and more effective treatment strategies.